SUCCOR (2)

Suc″cor, n. [[OE. socours, sucurs, OF. sucurs, socors, secors, F. secours, L. succursus, fr. L. succurrere. See Succor, v. t.]] 1. 1. Aid; help; assistance; esp., assistance that relieves and delivers from difficulty, want, or distress. “We beseech mercy and succor.” Chaucer.
My noble father . . . Flying for succor to his servant Bannister. Shak. 2. 2. The person or thing that brings relief.
This mighty succor, which made glad the foe. Dryden.